Business - UK
Books on Business: Books for small and medium enterprises - www.booksonbusiness.co.uk
British Expertise - a membership organisation for British consultants and contractors interested in export - previously known as BCCB - www.britishexpertise.org.uk
Business Services Resources - Resource site for everything to do with business services. Full of newsletters, articles,links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one easy to navigate site to save
time and money - http://businessservices.researchalot.com
Companies House - an excellent site with a lot of infornmation on UK company law and practice as well as downloadable forms for filing company details - www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Company Services - company formations and secretarial services. Same-Day has a reputation for delivering high quality services in a prompt and professional way - www.samedaycompany.co.uk/
Support and advice for SME's - Business Link UK
Confederation of British Industry - www.cbi.org.uk
MessageBase offers answering, reception, messaging services and virtual office services for all types of business in the UK - www.messagebase .com
Online Secretarial Services - Outsec offers specialist online secretarial typing services - www.outsec.co.uk
Translation Services - Global Translations provides a wide range of legal translation services
in over 40 languages. www.global-translation-services.com
Trademarks. The UK government site on trademarks is at http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/index.htm. There you can find out about registering your new business name and logo. It costs £200 to register a TM in one category in the UK.
Websites. Get a new website built quickly with the minimum of hassle and cost at www.fixed-price-websites.com
Business - International
A to Z Boilers A Comprehensive Steam, Furnace, Boilers and Heating Resource Directory
http://www.atozboilers.com
British Expertise - a membership organisation for UK-based consultants and contractors interested in export around the world- http://www.britishexpertise.org.uk
Business Link - useful practical advice on international trade - export, import, movement of goods, payment etc. - http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073858802&tc=000AD090190109
CBBC - China-Britain Business Council is a business led partnership between government and industry with a proven track record of developing British trade in China dating back to the 1950s. CBBC is widely recognised and respected at the highest level of both Chinese and British governments. http://www.cbbc.org
China - information on law in China can be found at China Law Info
FindLoanEasy - a loan directory website with a lot of information about loans http://www.findloaneasy.com/
Handshaikh Ltd - a British training company that operates in UK, Europe, USA and the Arabian Gulf countries to provide customised business seminars, briefings, talks and induction training - and general advice - that focus on the cross-cultural aspects of Westerner's work, life and relationships with Arabs in, or from, the Gulf countries. http://www.handshaikh.com/index.htm.
The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute is your gateway to industry and trade in Israel. Succeed in commercial ventures with Israeli companies and in the Israeli marketplace.
http://www.export.gov.il/Eng/
The Middle East Association - a London based trade association devoted to encouraging trade between the UK and the Middle East - countries covered range from Afghanistan in the East to Morocco in the West - www.the-mea.co.uk
WorldVideoBusiness- WorldVideoBusiness-WVB® is a business to business e-marketplace source
of international trade leads, and tender opportunities from companies and government organizations around the globe. - www.WorldVideoBusiness.com
Child Support
Child Support Network, the support collection professionals - http://www.childsupport.com
Construction and Engineering
ACE - the Association for Consulting Engineers represents the interests of consulting and engineering firms in the UK and has some 800 member firms - http://www.acenet.co.uk/
All of Construction- Construction Directory. Your one-stop destination for anything you can think about construction. http://www.allofconstruction.com/
Architects HQ - for everything to do with Architects, from 3d Architect to Young Architects. http://architectshq.com
Constructing Excellence - a membership organsation promoting new and innovative practices in the UK construction industry, and publisher of the JCT Constructing Excellence Contract and its predecessor, the Be Collaborative Contract which is available on ContractStore's website. Constructing Excellence aims to deliver improved industry performance resulting in a demonstrably better built environment.The organisation is a unique bridge between industry, clients, government and the research community. - www.constructingexcellence.org.uk
Federation of Master Builders - the UK's premier construction industry trade association - www.fmb.org.uk
FIDIC - the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (the acronym represents the French version of the name) represents the international business interests of firms belonging to national Member Associations of engineering-based consulting companies. As such, the Federation represents the business interest of firms supplying technology-based intellectual services for the built and natural environment. Founded in 1913, and based in Geneva, FIDIC membership today numbers 64 Member Associations representing some 560,000 professionals. - http://www1.fidic.org/
ICE - The Institution of Civil Engineers - represents over 70,000 professionally qualified civil engineers worldwide. The ICE seeks to advance the knowledge, practice and business of civil engineering, to promote the breadth and value of the civil engineer's global contribution to sustainable, economic growth, and ethical standards, and to include in membership all those involved in the profession. http://www.ice.org.uk/
JCT - The Joint Contracts Tribunal - The Joint Contracts Tribunal was established in 1931 and has for over 70 years produced standard forms of contracts, guidance notes and other standard documentation for use in the construction industry in the United Kingdom. http://www.jctltd.co.uk/
RIBA - The Royal Institute of British Architects, one of the most influential architectural institutions in the world, has been promoting architecture and architects since being awarded its Royal Charter in 1837. Then the RIBA's remit was 'the general advancement of architecture'. Today's mission statement continues to embody these sentiments. The RIBA is a member organisation, with 30,000 members and with an executive of 170 staff at the HQ in central London and in a dozen regional offices. http://www.riba.org/
Specialist Contractors' (SEC) Group -exists to raise awareness, especially among clients and their professional advisers, of the importance of specialist engfineering to the overall consttruction industry, and to promote productivity, profitability and best practice throughout the process.- www.secgroup.org.uk
Top Construction Sites A Valuable Construction Information Resource and Directory: www.topconstructionsites.com
Currency Conversion
A useful currency converter for every currency on the planet - http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Dispute Resolution
Centre for Dispute Resolution - the UK's premier organisation promoting the use of mediation and other alternative dispute resolution techniques - www.cedr.co.uk
China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Centre - www.cietac.org.cn
Construction Conciliators Group - a group of trained mediators offering a simple and cost-effective method of resolving disputes, in particlular those arising form construction of domestic properties in the UK - www.ccgroup.org.uk
International Chamber of Commerce - www.iccwbo.org/index_court.asp
International Council for Commercial Arbitration A vast list of arbitration centres, international treaties and other information is available on the website of the - http://www.arbitration-icca.org/directory_of_arbitration_website.htm
London Court of International Arbitration - www.lcia-arbitration.com
net-ARB - Affordable Internet Arbitration that resolves significant legal obstacles arise in connection with on-line arbitration - http://www.net-arb.com
Society of Construction Arbitrators - a group of specialists in the UK construction industry - www.arbitrators-society.org
UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Model Law on International Arbitration -
www.uncitral.org/english/texts/arbitration/ml-arb.htm
Employment Law & Practice
The UK Government website on employment is extremely useful in showing the practical implications of many aspects of UK employment legislation - visit www.tiger.gov.uk
Access free advice and e-learning on UK employment law at http://www.acas.org.uk/
Law and Legal Resources
LawSure are legal knowledge brokers in South Africa offering legal advice and information - - http://www.lawsure.co.za
Lawyers for Change is an organisation promoting the same ideals that we at ContractStore subscribe to - check out their website at - www.lawyersforchange.org
Legal advice and attorneys - primarily in the USA - http://www.lawguru.com
Legal Glossary
Intellectual Property and Copyright resource - http://www.own-it.org/
ASIL - Electronic Resources for International Law
Law Firms closely linked to ContractStore
UK
Giles Dixon Legal Consultancy - www.gilesdixon.com
Shadbolt & Co - www.shadboltlaw.com
vLegal - a new concept in the provision of legal support, vLegal offers a similar service to that of an inhouse legal department. http://www.vlegal.net
China
ZhongLun law firm - www.zhonglun.com/2004/english/main.htm
South Africa
Andrew Duncan & Associates - http://dedi27b.your-server.co.za/walkeo/
Legal or Related Directories
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House-Cleaning-UK - House Cleaning Forum, blogs, articles, TV channel, Maps
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Event Management UK - Event Management and other related links
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